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FAA incident report · Diamon DA 40 · The Dalles, OR · October 14, 2009

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Date
October 14, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place
The Dalles, OR
Airport
Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N605BG
Reported as
Diamon DA40
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N605BGRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.566 · Built 2005Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40Engine modelLycoming IO-360-M1A+Reciprocating

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What happened

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The student pilot was on his first solo following 2 practice takeoff and landings with CFI, brett zefting, 3164534CFI, shortly after noon. The student's plan and instructions were to depart rwy 30, stay in a left pattern at pattern altitude and land rwy 30. The student stated he executed a normal takeoff and entered a left pattern at pattern altitude, then executed a normal approach to rwy 30. He stated he lost energy a bit too high and came down fairly hard causing the aircraft to bounce on landing. Following the second or third bounce he opted for a go-around and executed a normal go-around entering a left pattern at pattern altitude, approach to rwy 30 and a normal landing. He taxied to the ramp and shut down the aircraft engine. This is when he and the observing CFI noticed that the propeller had struck the runway during the initial landing attempt. The observing CFI stated the aircraft did in fact bounce 3 times. The CFI for the 141 flight school, J38S, jetstream aviation inc., will administer further instruction.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FOLLOWING 2 PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WITH CFI, BRETT ZEFTING, 3164534CFI, SHORTLY AFTER NOON. THE STUDENT'S PLAN AND INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO DEPART RWY 30, STAY IN A LEFT PATTERN AT PATTERN ALTITUDE AND LAND RWY 30. THE STUDENT STATED HE EXECUTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND ENTERED A LEFT PATTERN AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, THEN EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RWY 30. HE STATED HE LOST ENERGY A BIT TOO HIGH AND CAME DOWN FAIRLY HARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ON LANDING. FOLLOWING THE SECOND OR THIRD BOUNCE HE OPTED FOR A GO-AROUND AND EXECUTED A NORMAL GO-AROUND ENTERING A LEFT PATTERN AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, APPROACH TO RWY 30 AND A NORMAL LANDING. HE TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. THIS IS WHEN HE AND THE OBSERVING CFI NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING THE INITIAL LANDING ATTEMPT. THE OBSERVING CFI STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID IN FACT BOUNCE 3 TIMES. THE CFI FOR THE 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, J38S, JETSTREAM AVIATION INC., WILL ADMINISTER FURTHER INSTRUCTION.